Tulsa
NC State Intercollegiate
Tulsa Golfers in 11th-Place at River Landing Intercollegiate
4/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 12, 2008
Wallace, N.C. - The Tulsa men's golf team is in 11th place after two rounds at the River Landing Intercollegiate at the par 72 River Course in Wallace, North Carolina. TU carded a 302 in the second round for a two-day 598 total.
With a 286 score today, 35th-ranked North Carolina State jumped three spots and tied 16th-ranked Duke with a 36-hole 574 total. Eighteenth-ranked Wake Forest owns a two-round 581 total, while Memphis (582) and #8 Florida State (583) round out the top-five teams.
Nicolas Geyger continues to lead the Golden Hurricane as he sits in ninth-place with a 144, but it was Rob Laird who carded the best round of the day for TU with a 73 to move into 10th place with a 145 total. Ryan Brooks tallied a 77 in both rounds for a 154 and 64th-place, while Ville Vaisanen is one stroke back with a 155. Philip Reiser is in 82nd place with a 161.
Wake Forest's 11th-ranked Webb Simpson shot an even par 72 for a two-day 139 total and the lead, but North Carolina State's Kent Copeland and Duke's 52nd-ranked Michael Schachner are right on his heals with 140 totals.
The tournament concludes on Sunday with the final 18 holes.
Team Results T1. #35 North Carolina State - 288-286=574 T1. #16 Duke - 284-290=574 3. #18 Wake Forest - 287-294=581 4. Memphis - 292-290=582 5. #8 Florida State - 284-299=583 6. East Carolina - 294-298=592 T7. Maryland - 286-307=593 T7. Kansas - 299-294=593 9. #24 North Carolina - 297-297=594 10. Virginia - 298-299=597 11. Tulsa - 296-302=598 12. Rice - 300-299=599 13. Houston - 299-309=608 14. Navy - 303-309=612 15. Liberty - 300-313=613Top-Five Individuals 1. #11 Webb Simpson, Wake Forest - 67-72=139 T2. Kent Copeland, North Carolina State - 71-69=140 T2. #52 Michael Schachner, Duke - 68-72=140 4. #10 Jonas Blixt, Florida State - 68-73=141 T5. Jordan Irwin, Houston - 71-71=142 T5. #14 Kevin O'Connell, North Carolina - 67-75=142
Tulsa Results 9. Nicolas Geyger - 70-74=144 T10. Rob Laird - 72-73=145 T64. Ryan Brooks - 77-77=154 T68. Ville Vaisanen - 77-78=155 82. Philip Reiser - 81-80=161
